欧阳修与柳宗元的文学关联及其思想差异

Literary Connection and Ideational Difference between Ouyang Xiu and Liu Zongyuan

作为"唐宋八大家"重要成员的欧阳修和柳宗元,在文学上的关联,主要体现在三个维面:其一,两人同为"穷而后工"论的践行者;其二,文艺思想多有共鸣之处;其三,在文学创作风格上呈现出一定的趋同性。但欧阳修坚守儒家的"道统论"与柳宗元"统合儒释"的哲学思想有着明显的差异。关联性体现了两人相似的人生范式、文学价值观和审美情趣,这也是古代文化、古代文人的某些共性。由于两人在对待儒、释、道态度上的差异,导致了欧阳修对柳宗元文学地位的贬损,这也说明文学中的接受往往不是单一的,而是包含着一些复杂的因素。

Ouyang Xiu and Liu Zongyuan are the important members among ＂Eight Great Men of Letters of the Tang and Song Dynasties＂. Their literary connection mainly embodies these effects：they both were practicers on Ou＇s theory of ＂Literary excellence is achieved only after many frustrations＂; they had many similarities about their literary ideologies as well as creative styles. Ou and Liu showed different philosophic theory. Ou insisted on Confucianism as the orthodoxy, but Liu held the theory of ＂Integration of Confu- cianism and Buddhism＂. Their similar kind of life style, literary value and aesthetic taste resulted in literary connection, which was common in ancient civilization and ancient scholars. On the other hand, because of their different attitudes to Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, Ou graded Liu＇s literature Status down. These show the factor that literary acceptation is complicated but single.